Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-09-29

Saturday evenings this week. Posters are up
about town. =
M. G.. Cramer started for Baltimore on
Wednesday morning the 2Sth for the purpose
of purchasing goods which makes the Sec
ond time for him to visit the Eastern Mark
cts.
DIR. Jas. X. Waters and family arrived in
town on Monday last with their household
effects and took possession Of their new
home, Mr.. John Rouzer's stone dwelling, the
"Ra,ssard" property on E. Main street.
Attention is called to the advertisement
sent out by the Frederick Fair managers ; it
appears in another columL. If hard anu
careful work will make u successful fair, it
will be held in Frederick this fall and there
is fine promise Of such result.
Master Roy Lcatherman has goat it is
large, young, strong, well formed, fine spread
ing horns and jet black. 1t is we'll broken
and Roy has a perfect sctt Of harness made
for him and when the bran new cart Icomcs
he will have fine team Gee, Billy.
Mr. z. S. Kcefcr, formerly of this place,
but for the past eight years resident of
Lcadyllc, Colorado, s visiting friends in
MARYLAND. lie is in good health and spirits;
he will remain east indefinitely, returning
when the spirit moves him. He will spend
several days in town.
WE'LL DoNE-Mr. p. ii. Gladtclter having
received the full amount and more of linn
and poplar wood contracted for with MIR. 5,
NJ. Bircly declined to take any more. This
found Il great many cords on hand, held by
different men in this locality. Mr.. Birely
visited Mr.. Gladfclter and succeeded in get
ing him to buy all that has been cnt. This is
good news for our mountain people.
AN ARTISTS IDEAL.-Although we have
lived in this town for nearly twenty years,
it remained for II recent "walk" to bring us
to the spot, which above all Others, without
a single exception, that we have ever known,
must be recognized as being in every way
the most eligible site for village of private
residences.
High, gently sloplng and extensive, it COM
mands the most varied and complete piano.
ramic view of the Catoctin mountain attain
able from it the most perfect and picturesque
birds eye view of this town, lying between
i, and the mountain, is obtaincd while to
the southeast, Crcagerstown may be seen,
to the South. wide stretches of open country
are visible and Sugar Loaf Mountain becomes
a back ground, Owens Creek, High Run
and lIarman's Gaps rcnd the Catoctin Spur
seemingly at your very feet and the varied
effects of ridge and ravinc, light and shad-
ow, forest and settlement are brought out
perfectly the distance Icing SO surprisingly
little
In this magnificent plateau there are prob
ably thirty acres, in width sufficient for two
streets; the centre of this plat of ground is
not distant from the proposed new site OF the
depot of the w. Md and NJ. V. railroads more
than one thousand yards it woult, in reality
he but suburb of the town and within easy
reach of the Water Company's mains.
We are prepared to say that for ntary
conditions, convenience to the City, modern
advantages of pure mountain water and
charming surroundings, there is not another
spot in Maryland that can equal it, 1t came
upon us unexpectedly and held us spell
bound neither the visit nor this article was
prcmcdiiatcd; we saw it and enjoyed it
as we would u magnificent painting and
now we shall not rest satisfied until others
it one Of the most beautiful villages in Mary
land.
Reader, you shall hear more of this "walk
Of ours and its results.